Max Hovey

Max Hovey is a British content creator, author, queer intimacy educator and LGBTQ+ activist born in 1998. He was named one of Attitude magazine’s “100 LGBTQ trailblazers” in 2021, published his debut book No Fats, No Fems: A Guide to Queer Empathy and Unpacking Prejudice in May 2026, and runs an OnlyFans account alongside a campaigning career focused on mental health, body image and sex positivity. He is the founder of the platform @climaxlgbtq.

Who Is Max Hovey?

Hovey was born in the United Kingdom in 1998 and is based there. Wikipedia lists his birth year as “1998 or 1999”; cross-referencing its two cited ages — 22 as of 15 July 2021 and 27 as of 29 May 2026 — places his birthday between late May and mid-July 1998, making him 28. His exact date of birth, height and birth city are not public and are omitted here.

His Instagram following grew rapidly after he finished sixth form at 18. He has since spoken candidly about how heavily edited that early profile was, and how comparing himself to others damaged his body image — a subject that became central to his later campaigning.

Max Hovey’s Activism and Advocacy

Hovey founded the mental health blog Happy Smiley during the 2010s and has since written for multiple publications. His campaigning covers mental health, body image, acceptance and sex positivity, positioning him as a commentator rather than solely a lifestyle creator.

Attitude magazine named him one of its “100 LGBTQ trailblazers” in 2021, formal recognition of that work within the British LGBTQ+ media landscape. He is also the founder of @climaxlgbtq, a project focused on queer intimacy education.

Max Hovey’s Writing Career

His debut book, No Fats, No Fems: A Guide to Queer Empathy and Unpacking Prejudice, was published on 19 May 2026. The title references phrases historically common on dating app profiles, and Hovey has described the book as an examination of prejudices he once held himself rather than a critique aimed solely outward.

He also publishes on Substack and has written for a range of outlets, making writing a substantial part of his output alongside video content.

Max Hovey’s OnlyFans and Intimacy Education

Hovey runs an OnlyFans account at onlyfans.com/maxhovey. He treats the platform as consistent with his sex-positivity advocacy rather than separate from it, framing adult content creation as part of a broader argument about queer bodies and shame.

In December 2025 he was quoted in The Guardian praising the film Pillion for depicting “the less sanitised parts of queer culture,” specifically kink culture — an intervention consistent with his intimacy-education work. That framing places him alongside creators such as Matthew Mitcham, who has similarly argued against shame around queer bodies.

Max Hovey’s Social Media Presence

He has roughly 210,000 Instagram followers at @max_hovey and approximately 277,700 TikTok followers at @maxhovey. He also runs a Substack, a YouTube channel, and accounts on X and Bluesky.

Note that a separate Instagram account, @max.hovey, with around 255 followers, is not his; the verified handle is @max_hovey with an underscore. Maintaining a spread across Substack, YouTube and two microblogging platforms reflects a deliberately platform-independent strategy.

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